Von Rundstedt Offensive Reversed as Yanks Push Back Spearheads
Allied forces shattered the German spearhead advance in Belgium and Luxembourg. U S units crushed the thrust with planes artillery flamethrowers and tanks driving the enemy back across the Lesse and Hamme rivers toward Rochefort. Patton’s southern counteroffensive widened the Bastogne corridor recaptured Hompre Salva court and Sibret and narrowed the bulge to about 17 miles.
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Lesse
Homme
Rochefort
Belgium
Luxembourg
U. S
Humain
Marche
Hamme
Meuse
Celles
George S. Patton
Patton
Saar
Dillingen
Bastogne
Hompre
Salvacourt
Sibret
Liquidation of Yanks Report Claims 106th Infantry Wiped Out
A London Berlin broadcast said the 106th Infantry Division was nearly destroyed with 12,840 men on December 16 and only 212 remaining eight days later who wandered the Ardennes and faced a deadly snowstorm. Most survivors were from Delaware, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Patton reinforced American lines as Germans fought to encircle in a widening thrust beyond Rochefort toward the Meuse, with over 1,000 German prisoners and several armored vehicles captured. A pocket of about 3,000 Germans continued to resist.
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London
Berlin
Ardennes
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Bastogne
Patton
Rochefort
Celtes
Meuse
von Rundstedt
10St Airborne
Tenth Armored
Japs Report U. S. Convoy Under Fire
Japanese communique claims a large heavily guarded U S convoy moved westward through inland Philippine waters with six transports sunk in two days. Reports suggest continued movement of U S transports around the Philippines, implying heavy reinforcement for MacArthur's troops. The enemy says the convoy had 300 transports escorted by over 20 ships.
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Philippine
Tokyo
U. S
Philippines
MacArthur
Navy ships total 61045 as war widens
Washington reports the U S Navy has 61045 ships of all types after a year of production. 1167 warships are in service with 39971 new vessels added, including 420 fighting ships. MacArthur notes ongoing operations in the Philippines as Japanese raids persist and air battles loom in the Western Pacific.
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Washington
Mindanao
Surigao Strait
Leyte Island
Mindoro
Manila
Tokyo Radio
General MacArthur
U. S
Western Pacific
Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Saipan
Iwo Island
Tokyo
Robert W. Douglass
7Th Air Force
Halmahera Island
Morotai
Philippines
MacArthur
Leyte
Jim Hutcheson
Associated Press
T7th
Clark Field
Japan
Honshu
Kyushu
Gas Industry Builds Solid Foundation for Domestic Research
NEW YORK The gas utility industry in 1944 erected a solid foundation in domestic gas research for future development of appliances to meet demands of modern consumer markets says J French Robinson president of American Gas Association. The industry now serves 19 775 000 customers the largest number ever connected to its mains.
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New York
J. French Robinson
American Gas Association
Ohio Cities Threatened With Meat Shortage
Ohio cities face a looming meat shortage as staffing and supply issues hit Columbus Cincinnati Day Springfield. Liquor rationing will extend to four weeks starting Jan 2 due to distillery cuts and transport problems. Farmers must file farm performance reports by Feb 15 to remain eligible for payment.
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Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Cities
Russians Break Inner Ring of Budapest Defenses
Soviet forces pierced the first inner ring around the encircled Nazi garrison in Budapest as Red Army units pushed from the Danube toward Komarom and Hron fronts. Tolbukhin and Malinovsky teamed to outflank Pest, driving Nazis from 12 eastern suburbs while warning shots of retreat and death penalties spurred stiff resistance.
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Budapest
Red Army
Danube River
Red
Stroops
Bude
Pest
Danubian
Komarom
Vienna
Bratislava
Marshal Tolbukhin
Third
Danube
Malinovsky
Hron
Tolbukhin
Vertes
Esztergom
Ersekujvar
Reich
War casualty totals rise as WWII toll hits 628441
War casualties among U S armed forces total 628 441 as of December 14 with Army 547 823 Navy 80 618. Two week period shows 102 961 killed 319 935 wounded 65 762 missing and 59 165 prisoners while Navy reports 31 189 killed 35 942 wounded 9 493 missing and 4 486 prisoners.
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Washington
Armed Services
Europe
Stimson
Navy
Germany
Train Fireman Dies Beneath Upset Engine
Detroit relief crews failed to save R. D. Harmon 36 of Toledo after a New York Central passenger train derailed in a snowbound gully southwest of Detroit when it struck a stalled automobile. Engineer O. F. Hayward 58 of Sylvania also died in the incident. The derailment occurred last night with fatal results. Parkes Office reports alignment to Jan. 15 in Columbus. Dr. Robert McClure, Lima Methodist Church District superintendent, will become president of Ohio Northern University at Ada on Jan. 15.
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New York Central
Here
R. D. Harmon
Toledo
O. F. Hayward
Sylvania
Ohio
Parkes
Columbus
Robert McClure
Lima Methodist Church
Ohio Northern University of
Ada
Army Seizes Ward Stores and Avery Defiant Stand
CHICAGO The government seized Montgomery Ward and Company's mail order plants in seven cities under a presidential order while Avery, 70, the chief executive, vowed to fight in the courts saying the action violates the Constitution. He called Roosevelt's order defiance of WLB directives and said Ward would not obey.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Sewell L. Avery
Avery
Roosevelt
WLB
Montgomery Ward
OEA Backs Library Group and School Funding Plan
The Ohio Education Association pledged support for a statewide library survey commission and voted to urge higher state school foundation funds in the coming Legislature session. They endorsed a tax law amendment for simple majority bond passage, clarifying veteran salary and seniority, and a legislative appropriation for textbook purchases.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
Expect Drop in Meat Production Next Year
Washington reports that shorter supplies may curb meat ration restoration and prompts questions on boosting livestock production. Pork lamb and mutton production in 1945 is projected well below the prior two years, though feed supplies are sufficient to support an increase.
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Washington
Ohio retail sales rise in November report
Ohio independent retailers boosted sales by seven percent in November compared with 1943. Shoe sales led with a twenty two percent gain, the largest increase. Men's clothing rose seventeen percent as reported by the Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Bureau of Business Research
Nazi Attempt To Break Out Of Salient Seen
Washington observers discuss German plans near the salient as Von Rundstedt keeps divisions on standby at its base. Patrol activity north of the salient sparks theories of a possible breakout toward Liege or a strategic demonstration to test Allied dispositions and troop movements.
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Washington
von Rundstedt
Liege
Ninth Army
Salient
Norsh End
West Wall
Fighting Dies Down In Serchio Valley Area
Allied headquarters said fighting had died down in the Serchio Valley as a German counter offensive drove American posts from Barga and pushed toward Lucca, with Allied forces also withdrawn from Gallicane before the slowdown. A bus crash on U S Route 2 near Toledo injured two people seriously when a Northern Trails bus went into a ditch.
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Rome
Serchio Valley
Barga
Lucca
Gallicane
Serchio
Toledo
Northern Trails
Aid for Aged Rolls Lowest in Five Years
In Columbus Ohio the Aid for Aged program shows 122051 recipients, down from January 1942’s peak 139567. Total payments this year reach 42953284, $1196721 less than 1943, the first decline in the program’s decade of operation.
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Columbus
CPI
Ohio
Columbus Lawyer Made Ohio Commerce Chief
Columbus attorney James W. Huffman, son-in-law of ex governor Vic Donahey, named director of commerce by Cleveland mayor. Also appointed Frazier Reams of Toledo, former U. S. revenue collector for Northwestern Ohio, as director of welfare as part of the new administration slate.
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Washington
Armed Services
Thomas A. Jenkins
Republican House Food Study Committee
Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
James W. Huffman
Columbus
U. S
Vic Donahey
Frazier Reams
Toledo
Internal Revenue
Northwestern
Ohio
Handling of it as central housewives’ issue, says source
Quote suggests domestic management and social expectations are the core concern for housewives today, highlighting how daily routines and household duties shape broader gender roles and family life.
Commission Approves New State Department
Columbus reports a proposed unified state department for soil water wildlife geology forestry and parks approved by Ohio postwar conservation committee. If endorsed, legislation to merge conservation activities will be introduced by Rep L P Mooney in the House. OPA files suits in Cincinnati against nine Ohio companies over price ceiling violations in U S District Court.
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Columbus
Geological Survey
Ohio Postwar Program Commission
Qohio
House of Representatives
L. P. Mooney
Hacking County
OPA
Cincinnati
Office of Price Administration
Ohio
Ena
U. 5
District 1
WFA Plans Purchase of Corn for War Goods
Washington officials report the War Food Administration plans to buy and stockpile 50 million bushels of corn for industrial processors producing war materials if a corn shortage occurs next year.
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WFA
Washington
War Food Administration
Yankees Declare Bastogne Hold After German Demands
Fresh details of the Bastogne siege reveal Brig. Gen. A. C. McAuliffe refused surrender to German forces on Dec 22. American troops cut a corridor to Bastogne and pushed 16 miles in six days, with hundreds of German tanks destroyed and prisoners captured. Heroes such as Richard Deaster and Sabin Landry credited with multiple tank kills amid dwindling supplies.
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Bastogne
A.C. McAuliffe
101St Airborne
Allied Counterattack Pushes Nazis Back Across Front
American forces reported a six day drive along the southern flank driving Nazis back as much as 16 miles while Von Rundstedt’s perimeter faced furious counterattacks. Patton’s units recaptured Grandmenil and pressed along the Sure River amid heavy tank and armored car action. Air forces bombed German rail centers as snow and clouds limited close air support. British and American raids targeted Western Germany rail hubs with thousands of tons of munitions. British Lancasters and Halifaxes also attacked in Greece and Athens suburbs, with discussions in Washington about Greece’s regency for peace.
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Sure
Echternach
Bulge
Patton
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Germany
Berlin
Reich
ELAS
Athens
Washington
Churchill
Greece
Workers Must Be Interviewed
COLUMBUS 4 All employers will be asked to refuse jobs to persons presenting a 1944 statement of availability after Jan 10. Ohio manpower director BE L Keenan announced that workers with statements who are not working or in an unessential industry must report to the U S Employment Service for a job interview before Jan 10. The moves, agreed at a meeting of 11 area manpower directors and the state commission staff, aim to fill 20 000 high priority war jobs in the state.
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Columbus
BE. L. Keenan
Ohio
United States Employment Service
Keenan
State Commission
Bing Crosby Tops 1944 Box Office Star List
The Motion Picture Herald cites Bing Crosby as the top box office star of 1944 based on nationwide exhibitor polling. His film Going My Way drives the ticket sales that vaulted him from fourth place last year. Separately, storms have cut production of large calibre ammunition at the Ravenna Ordnance center.
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Bing Crosby
Hollywood
Motion Picture Herald
Bing
Youngstown
Ravenna Ordnance Center
To Issue Verdict in Lima Woman's Death
Coroner Harry Lew planned to issue a verdict today in the death of Mrs. Blanche Lusk 52. He said she died yesterday from a severe beating. The mother of nine children was found by her husband aged 50 or 52 on the bed with a battered head after checking the furnace.
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Lima
Harry Lewis
Blanche Lusk
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